A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms which became my collection of quotes.
We can set our deeds to the music of a grateful heart, and seek to round our lives into a hymn—the melody of which will be recognized by all who come in contact with us, and the power of which shall not be evanescent, like the voice of the singer, but perennial, like the music of the spheres.
~ William Mackergo Taylor
Elsewhere, this is 4a1381. — slipbox
In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance—when you least expect it—sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Elsewhere, this is 4a1380. — slipbox
Good conversation mixes opinions, feelings, facts and ideas in an improvisational exchange with one or more individuals in an atmosphere of good will. It inspires mutual insight, respect and, most of all joy. It is a way of relaxing the mind, opening the heart and connecting, authentically, with others To converse well is surprising, humanizing and fun.
~ Paula Marantz Cohen
Elsewhere, this is 4a1379. — slipbox
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Elsewhere, this is 4a1378. — slipbox
Gratitude is like the good faith of traders—it maintains commerce; And we often pay, not because it is just to discharge our debts, but that we may more readily find people to trust us.
~ Rochefoucauld
Elsewhere, this is 4a1376. — slipbox
Pick an arbitrary, stupid goal, become totally involved in it, and pursue it with vigor, and what happens to you in that pursuit is your life.
~ Kenny Shopsin
Elsewhere, this is 4a1375. — slipbox
If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you. If you really make them think, they’ll hate you.
~ Don Marquis
Elsewhere, this is 4a1374. — slipbox
If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.
~ Rachel Carson
Elsewhere, this is 4a1373. — slipbox